Arkady Dubnov

The un­rest in Kaza­khstan led to con­sol­i­da­tion of pow­er in the coun­try and may af­fect the tran­si­tion of pow­er in Rus­sia.

And can it be a mod­el for oth­er coun­tries in the re­gion to fol­low, name­ly Rus­sia?

Rus­sia is seek­ing to re-as­sert it­self as a ma­jor play­er in Afghanistan.